GRENADA-ELECTIONS-Observer teams start arriving for February 19 poll
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Observer teams from the London-based Commonwealth Secretariat and the Organisation of American States (OAS) have arrived here to monitor the February 19 general elections. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that a seven member team from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping is expected here on Wednesday. “The Commonwealth is pleased to lend its support to the people of Grenada as they exercise their democratic franchise in electing their leaders. Credible electoral processes lie at the heart of democracy, a fundamental value to which the Commonwealth attaches great importance,” said Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma. The three-member Commonwealth team is being led by Irfan Abdool Rahman, Electoral Commissioner of Mauritius and will remain here until February 24.
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